My last AB I whiffed on some high cheese." "I'm in the three hole and got a baltimore chop through the box. Wheelhouse - A hitter's power zone.Baseball lingo is the best. Utility player - A player who fills in at many positions Touch 'em all - Hitting a home run (touching all the bases) Texas Leaguer - A bloop hit that drops between an infielder and outfielder Tape-measure blast - An extremely long home run Table setter - Batter whose job is to get on base for other hitters to drive him in. Sweet spot - The part of the bat just a few inches down from end of the barrel Stoppers - starting pitchers whose victories tend to end losing streaks Shoestring catch - A running catch made just above the fielder's shoe tops Set-up man - A relief pitcher who usually enters the game in the 7th or 8th inning before the closer Seeing-eye single - A soft ground ball that finds its way between infielders for a base hit Run-down - When a base runner gets caught between bases by the fielders Rubber game - The deciding game of a series Rope - A hard line drive hit by a batter. Pick - A good defensive play by an infielder on a ground ball. (Some ballparks ban pepper games because wild pitches could land in the stands and injure spectators) The fielders try to throw it back as quickly as possible. Pepper - Pepper is a common pre-game exercise where one player bunts brisk grounders and line drives to a group of fielders who are standing about 20 feet away. Pea - A ball traveling at high speed, either batted or thrown. Payoff pitch - pitch delivered when there is a full count Painting the black - When a pitcher throws the ball over the edge of the plate. On the screws - When a batter hits the ball hard. Nosebleed seats - the highest level in the stadium seating area Neighborhood play - pivot men at second base will get the force out call by the umpire if their foot is close to the base before they throw to first Refers to a relief pitcher finishing off the game Meatball - An easy pitch to hit, usually right down the middle of the plate Leather - Refers to how good a player plays defensively or handles the glove, as in He flashed some leather on that play Also when a pitcher gets himself in trouble, he is in a jam Jam - When a hitter gets a pitch near his hands, he is jammed. In the hole - The batter after the on-deck hitter ![]() Hot corner - Third base, because so many hard hit balls go that way Other terms include: blast, dinger, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, moon shot, tape-measure blast and tater ![]() Hit for the cycle - a single, double, triple and home run in the same game by the same player High and tight - Referring to a pitch that's up in the strike zone and inside on a hitter. Gopher ball - A pitch hit for a home run, as in go fer It's usually hit by a coach using a fungo bat, which is longer and thinner than a normal bat Refers to a good fastballĬhin music - A pitch that is high and insideĬircus catch - An outstanding catch by a fielderĬloser - A team's relief pitcher who finishes the gameĬup of coffee - a brief stay in the majorsĬutter - A cut fastball (one with a late break to it)Ĭycle - When a batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game.ĭucks on the pond - base runners in scoring positionįireman - A team's closer or late-inning relief pitcherįrozen rope - A line drive that doesn't change height after initial contactįungo - A ball hit to a fielder during practice. An amateur play or behaviorĬan of corn - A fly ball that is an easy catch by a fielderĬaught looking - When a batter is called out on strikesĬheese - Also good cheese. ![]() Or is high enough for the batter to reach firstīandbox - A small ballpark that favors hittersīang-bang play - A play in which the base runner hits the bag a split-second before the ball arrives or vice versaīasket catch - When a fielder catches a ball with his glove near belt levelīrushback - An inside pitch that almost hits a batterīush - Also bush league. Also the gapĪround the horn - A double play going from third to second to firstīackdoor slider - A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plateīaltimore chop - A ground ball that hits in front of home plate (or off of it) and takes a large hop over the infielder's head George Herman Babe Ruth - The Sultan of SwatĬharles Dillon Casey Stengel - The 'Ol PerfessorĪ fan's guide to baseball terms and phrasesĪlley - The section of the outfield between the outfielders. Edward Whitey Ford - Chairman of the Board
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